very interesting percussion there. and again some nice bitcrushing going on. Nice!

Interesting work on the multiple different types of percussion, and using non-percussive instruments as percussion (the way I hear it). Very well done!

Very well constructed and interesting piece.

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Fantasie #3 "Elegy" 
by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

Piano Solo for advanced pianist. Approximately 13 minutes long. 

Program Notes:
This 3rd Fantasie, like the previous two Fantasies, is designed to be a transformative journey; this one is a journey of immersion and emergence. 

The piece is based on three themes as well as three motives that reappear throughout the work. The structure of the piece is as follows: 
Large Introduction, 
A-section, (at 2’36”)  
B-section, (at 4’19”)
Interlude, (at 5’00”), and C-section, (at 6’15”)
A-section, (at 8’20”)
B-altered, (at 10’18”), with Link (10’56”) to Coda, 
Large-Coda (11’24”), & Codetta (12’35”).

An outline of important musical material:

The Large Introduction sets the somber tone and introduces two themes as well as two motivic ideas: 
About the first two themes:

1st: the work opens with chords that represent a “Veil of Mystery against a back drop of Distant Thunder” – expressed as a gently rolled note cluster in the treble, against deep Bb octaves/note clusters. 
And the 2nd motivic idea is “Funeral Bells - both distant and near” which are either high repetitions of Bb, or low descending notes on Bb, Ab, Gb. 

About the A-B sections (at 2’36” and 4’19”):

The A-section introduces the final (3rd) melodic material on which the B-section builds. This new theme is less brooding but more emotionally declamatory than the previous themes. The “A-section-theme” is developed in its appearance in the Left Hand in the B-section, where it is simultaneously echoed inside the arpeggios of the Right Hand. 
The A-section also presents the final (3rd) motivic material: the notes which spell out the nickname of the lost friend: “Mister” (F, Bb, Eb, F, Eb, Db). These pitches are presented as a counter-melody to the primary melodic material of the A-section, and it is not immediately apparent that these are crucial to the remainder of the work, however, they re-appear very importantly in the C-section, and they lead the final utterances of the Codetta. 

About the middle of the work – the Interlude and C-section (at 5’00” and 6’15”):

The Interlude returns to the thematic material presented in the Introduction – as well as reminding the listener of the “Thunder and Bells” motives; these are then carried into a wild array of undulating arpeggiated passagework that explores “a world of unconscious, swirling memories.” The C-section develops the first theme from the Introduction but it is punctuated by the motivic material built on Mister’s name, as well as the descending “Bells” motif, which is inverted in an effort to turn around the darkness of the original funeral setting. Taken as a whole, the C-section’s “swirling memories” are a vast mix of emotions; they are a flight of fancy, sometimes gentle, but also bittersweet, even frightened, and they eventually grow into an overwhelming irrational anger at the unfairness of life’s harsh circumstances. 

The return to the A-B sections (at 8’20” and 10’18”):

The intense return to the second A-section is built directly out of the climax of the C-section, and now both A and B-sections are dramatized. 

The Link to the Coda (at 10’56”):
Following the second B-section, there is a “glimpse” of where the piece is going – the main theme from A returns in a major key, with a new-found sweetness never explored prior. This section could have concluded the work, but the structural weight of the vast Introduction begs for an equally grand conclusion! …

About the Coda (at 11’24”):
The Coda brings cohesion to the whole by presenting the themes from the Introduction in the relative major key, and releases the listener into a state of peace.

Fantasie #3 "Elegy" (please read the program notes!)

This waltz was written as a little lullaby for the newborn baby of a friend! 

Petite Valse #1

This Valse is intended as a birth announcement! I'm releasing to the world a little Lullaby to celebrate the arrival of my new nephew "Adonis" born today in the South of France, to my adored brother Ulysse, and his beautiful wife Adeline! 

Petite Valse #3

Petite Valse #2 by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse;

For Late Beginner, or Early-Intermediate Pianist. 


Program Notes:

This waltz was written in honor of the birth of a baby girl. The tenderness of this piece suggests the sweetness of a parent cradling a newborn baby to sleep. 

Early level students will be challenged by the movement of the Left Hand shifting between Bass and Treble clefs, along with some practice reading ledger lines, but the rhythms are easy to read and the work is full of patterns (including basic broken chords) which should seem familiar and accessible. Students' attention should be on balancing voicing and shaping the simple phrases, while maintaining a lightness and buoyancy in their motions in order to better convey the motion of a dance; it is never too early to prepare for the lovely waltzes of the great Romantic composers!

Petite Valse #2 (Version 1)

Pianist: Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

Violinist: Mischa Lefkowitz (LA-Philharmonic)

Audio Mastered by: Daniel G Macleod 

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Award Winner Juan Mogica is a Spaniard songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and sound engineer.

As a songwriter, he has written songs for the latin music stars Chayanne, Cristian Castro, Sergio Dalma, Mijares, Ryan Paris, Javier Ríos, Operación Triunfo, La Voz Kids, among others, with multi-platinum record sales.

As a film composer, he wrote the Original Score for the film Zapico (Carlos & Rafael Bernases), the Original Song for the film Olentzero eta Amilaren Sekretua/El Secreto De Amila (Gorka Vázquez) and the documentary film Los Colores Del Caudal (Santiago Lorenzo).

As a media composer,  he has written music for many spanish TV Shows as Pasapalabra En Familia, Supervivientes, Pasaporte a La Isla, Vaya Fauna (Telecinco), Millonario Anónimo, Policías En Acción, Comandancias (La Sexta), Cocina Con Sergio, Aquí La Tierra (TVE), etc... winning the 2017 Apolo Award for the music  of the spanish show ´Dos Días y Una Noche´(Antena 3).

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